List of Armistead Maupin Quotes

Solitude Was No Reason For Sloppiness

But It's Amazing How Many People Think That Gay Men Should Slink Off Into The Shadows When It Comes To Having Friendships With Children.

If I Had My Way...we Would Lock Ourselves Away From That Madness Out There.

Taureans Are Stubborn As Hell. They Never Want To Tell You What Sign They Are.... But Underneath That Tough Taurus Hide Beats The Heart Of A Hopeless Romantic.

I'm The Age Now That Rock Was When He Picked Me Up, So I Can Understand How He Felt - How His Fame Limited His Freedom. You Get Kinder As You Go Along.

I Consider Myself Much Better Adjusted Than Gabriel.

I Felt Very Close To God.... My Friends Say That's Because I Was Always On My Knees.

In Her Opinion, The Parrots Were Annoying Arrogant. You Could Buy The Most Beautiful One In Town, She Observed, But That Won't Make It Love You. You Could Feed It, Care For It And Exclaim Over Its Loveliness, But There Was Nothing To Guarantee That It Would Stay Home With You. There Had To Be A Lesson In There Somewhere.

Outing Is A Nasty Word For Telling The Truth.

I've Always Drawn On Bits And Pieces Of My Own Life

But I'm Acutely Aware That The Possibility Of Fraud Is Even More Prevalent In Today's World Because Of The Internet And Cell Phones And The Opportunity For Instant Communication With Strangers.

Writing Is Too Hard Not To Do Exactly What You Want To Do. It's A Very Draining And Agonizing Process For Me, And I Don't Want To Live With Any Piece Of Work That I Don't Believe In Completely. I Have To Believe Completely In What I'm Doing. It Has Grown Organically Out Of My Own Experience.